NBP Turmoil Clouds Rate-Setting; Forint in Focus

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NBP Turmoil Clouds Rate-Setting; Forint in Focus

BIST 10012,266.00+0.43%

iShares Poland43.82+0.87%

EUR/PLN4.39+0.26%

EUR/HUF364.62-0.04%

Market Snapshot

Asset	Level	Change
BIST 100	12,266.00	+0.43%
iShares Poland	43.82	+0.87%
EUR/PLN	4.39	+0.26%
EUR/HUF	364.62	-0.04%
EUR/CZK	24.37	+0.03%
USD/TRY	49.31	-0.01%
Brent Crude	103.50	-1.17%
Gold	4,218.60	+0.05%
Bitcoin	84,109.16	+1.44%
Poland 10Y Govt Yield	-	-
Hungary 10Y Govt Yield	-	-

Prior Economic Events

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Today's Economic Events

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Poland's central bank turmoil puts the spotlight on how rates are set, clouding the outlook for NBP policy
Hungary's Magyar says significant deficit cuts needed for the euro path
BIST 100 gains 0.43% to 12,266; iShares Poland ETF up 0.87% as zloty eases

Yesterday's Recap

Emerging Europe markets ended last week on a constructive note, with the BIST 100 adding 0.43% to close at 12,266.00 and the iShares Poland ETF outperforming with a 0.87% gain to 43.82. In FX, the zloty was the notable mover, with EUR/PLN rising 0.26% to 4.39 — a modest weakening of the Polish currency that came amid mounting political scrutiny of the National Bank of Poland. The forint was essentially flat, with EUR/HUF slipping 0.04% to 364.62, while the koruna held steady at 24.37 against the euro, up just 0.03%.

USD/TRY was essentially unchanged at 49.31, dipping 0.01% in a quiet session for the lira. The dominant story in Poland remains the governance turmoil at the NBP, which has put the integrity of the rate-setting process under the spotlight and clouds the policy outlook. In Hungary, attention shifted to fiscal consolidation after the incoming government under Peter Magyar declared that a significant narrowing of the budget deficit is required to put debt sustainability — and euro adoption — back on track.

Elsewhere, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski warned that NATO should prepare for possible casualties from Russian hybrid attacks on European soil, underscoring the security backdrop weighing on the region. There were no major macro data prints from the region to close out the week, leaving price action and political headlines to drive sentiment.

The Day Ahead

The calendar is light to start the week, with no major scheduled macro releases from Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Romania or Turkey. That leaves the floor open for political and policy headlines to dominate, particularly any further developments in the governance dispute at Poland's central bank. In Hungary, watch for additional detail on the incoming government's fiscal plans after Magyar's comments on the deficit path required for euro candidacy.

Turkish markets will track the lira and local rates for any signals on CBRT thinking early in the week. With no data to anchor positioning, regional FX crosses against the euro may take their cue from broader euro-area sentiment and energy prices. Any news on EU fund disbursements to Poland and Hungary would also be market-moving given the fiscal stakes.

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Other Economic Notes

Hungary's fiscal trajectory is back at the centre of the investment case, with the incoming administration explicitly linking deficit consolidation to a credible euro-accession path — a framing that should support the forint if followed through with concrete budget measures. Bank of America economists, after a Budapest visit, published a notably positive assessment of Hungarian prospects, including a timeline for eventual forint convergence, a sentiment marker worth tracking. In Poland, the NBP turmoil matters beyond optics: the credibility of the rate-setting process underpins the zloty and the inflation expectations anchor.

Regionally, energy security remains a shared vulnerability, with Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure keeping the wider CEE supply picture in focus.

Global Macro News

The ECB's deposit rate stands at 2.50% as of October 9, and with euro-area CPI at 3.80% year-on-year as of end-September, the inflation overshoot keeps the conversation on how long the ECB holds — a key input for the CNB and MNB, whose policy space is tightly linked to ECB moves. Euro-area unemployment at 6.40% in August points to a labour market that is softening only gradually. In the US, a bipartisan group of senators is pressing President Trump to reverse a diesel supply deal with Russia, while a House Republican is moving to force a vote blocking Russian oil purchases — developments with direct read-across to European energy costs and Russian export flows.

Brent crude fell 1.17% to $103.50, a modest tailwind for the region's energy importers. ↓ p.3

Continuation

Global Macro News (continued)

Gold was flat at $4,218.60, while Bitcoin rallied 1.44% to $84,109, signalling appetite for risk assets. US tariff politics remain a drag on global manufacturing sentiment, with factory-job losses feeding into midterm pressure — a dynamic that matters for Emerging Europe's export-oriented economies tied to German supply chains.

Emerging Europe Central Banks Watch

Poland dominates the central-bank agenda, with the turmoil at the NBP putting a spotlight on how rates are actually set and raising questions about the transparency of the decision-making process — a governance story with direct implications for zloty stability and the inflation-anchor credibility the bank has built. The NBP's next meeting now carries added uncertainty around both the outcome and the process. In Hungary, the MNB operates against a fiscal backdrop in flux: Magyar's call for a significant deficit cut is, in effect, a precondition for the disinflation-and-convergence mix the bank needs to deliver euro candidacy, and closer fiscal-monetary alignment would strengthen the forint hand.

The CNB remains the region's most ECB-levered policymaker; with the deposit rate at 2.50% and euro-area inflation at 3.80%, the koruna's steady 24.37 print suggests markets see no near-term divergence. Romania's BNR continues to balance disinflation against fiscal slippage, with the leu's stability contingent on EU fund flows. The CBRT, with USD/TRY at 49.31, retains the widest credibility gap in the region; any early-week signalling on the pace of easing will be scrutinised.

The broad picture is one of convergence on hold — Poland consumed by institutional questions, Hungary awaiting fiscal detail, and the Czech, Romanian and Turkish banks calibrating against a still-restrictive ECB.

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